I felt the glare from my dad's eyes burn holes through my head as I walked into the castle with Jake. I breathed in a sharp breath awaiting impact.
Slap!
My face was red, all over my left cheek. I glared at my dad, growling under my breath I pushed Jake behind my back. It burned, a lot.
I heard a clicklty-clack of high heels walk into the entrance of the castle and a gasp. "Austin! Jake! What happened!" my face was turned the other way so she couldn't see the bright red and fresh slap.
I turned around, not even bothering to acknowledge anyone in the room."I'll be in my room if you need me...Father, Mother." I say between gritted teeth. Back to my parents I walked into the grand hallway still feeling the burning on my left cheek. I swear, next time he does that I'll...I'll...do what? I can't do anything to him...and besides that's what i always say. I need to find Gigi my page.
I keep on walking through the castle, thinking about a certain brunette...it kinda helps the pain from my left cheek. Wait..did I seriously just think that? No, no, no,no,no. I couldn't but, I didn't make a good first impression to her either...but, also she did understand what I felt like.
Wait...that sounded wrong...never mind that. I stop in my train of thoughts, hearing the familiar clicking and clack of my mom's favorite pair of custom made heels. I freeze knowing what's going to come next.
"Austin Monica Moon!" My mother yells making me cringe.
"Yes mum?" I reply not turning around, frozen in mid-step.
" Is it true?" She asks, a pang of worry in her voice, I turn my head around completely clueless.
Is what true?
"What?" I ask, my curiousness taking over me. My mom gasps and runs to my left side. She lightly touches my cheek making me wince as she grazes her finger against it.
" It is true then..." She whispers her eyes full of doubt and disappointment. She steps back, and points a finger at me. "Austin Monica Moon! Did you get in a fist fight!" She asks, voice echoing through the halls. I step back, purely surprised. Dad always has cover ups when I run away and come back still looking scratched and bruised but this fist fight is rather new because I am not a person that would hurt someone for a pointless value considering I know Marital Arts.
I want to nod and say yes, I really do but I feel like I could do something better and switch around the lie. "It was only because he was attacking a little girl, so I helped her and brought her home and then I met her big sister Ally, who sent the little girl to buy flour and sugar so they could bake a cake...we were then helping her with the cake when the guards came in and took us away...I think Jake and I scared Liz and Ally."
It was partially true, so I wasn't lying right?
"I hope you aren't lying to me Austin, I'm going to talk to you later..." And with a few clickity-clacks of her heels she was out of the grand hall. I sighed knowing that she knows I am lying and keep on walking...where the heck is Gigi! I give up after a few laps around the castle remembering how many people I had bumped into but not Gigi.
~FLASHBACK~
"Gigi! Are you here?" I called in the kitchen. All the cooks and maids in there looked up, I stepped back suddenly. " I...uh, just came to uh, look for Gigi. I...I'm gonna go now, sorry!" I ran away from the kitchen and into the grand Library.
*Library*
I jumped into the Grand Library. "Gigi you here?" I yelled. It ended up with about a dozen people yelling shhh and me getting kicked out of there for a few days. That wasn't fair considering I'M the prince.
~End of Flashback~
I sighed, I would go on but it gets even MORE embarrassing. I walk up the stairs head down."offf!"I yell, someone bumping into my chest. I step away see 19 year old Gigi. I jump. "GIGI! Where the heck were you?" I ask, Gigi is my page but she's also my best friend in the castle and out.
She looks up and rubs her head. "Oh, it's you Austin. Do you need anything?"
I nod my head and lend a hand for her to get up which she gratefully accepts.
I am just going to burst...aren't you? I found her. Happy chearry DANCE!